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Features of your vehicle
When pushing down on the front por-tion (1) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will lock.
When pushing down on the rear por- tion (2) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will unlock.
If the key is in the ignition switch and any front door is open, the doors will
not lock when the front portion (1) of
central door lock switch is pressed.
WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.
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Impact sensing door unlock sys- tem (if equipped)
In the event of air bag deployment result-
ing from a vehicle impact, all doors will
automatically unlock. D050400AEN-EE
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NOTICE
An authorized HYUNDAI dealer can
select some auto door lock/unlock fea-
tures as follows;
 Speed sensing auto door lock
 Auto door unlock by using the dri- ver's door lock button
 Auto door unlock when the ignition key is removed from the ignition
switch
If you want this feature, consult an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located on the rear edge of the door to the lock
( ) position. When the child safety
lock is in the lock position, the rear
door will not open even when the innerdoor handle is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside door handle (1).
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling theinner door handle (2) until the rear door
child safety lock is unlocked ( ).
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WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out of the
vehicle, resulting in severe injury or
death. To prevent children from
opening the rear doors from the
inside, the rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children
are in the vehicle.
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D070100AEN-EE Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or unlocked
with the key, transmitter (or smart key)
or central door lock switch.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tail- gate unlock button on the transmitter
(or smart key) is pressed. Once thetailgate is opened and then closed, the
tailgate is locked automatically.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle switch and
pulling the handle up.
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock and
door mechanisms may not work proper-
ly due to freezing conditions.D070200AUN Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure thatthe tailgate is securely latched.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Make sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-
ing the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail- gate before driving your vehicle.
Possible damage may occur to thetailgate lift cylinders and attachedhardware if the tailgate is not closed prior to driving.
WARNING - Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate open,
you will draw dangerous exhaust
fumes into your vehicle which can
cause serious injury or death to
vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tailgate
open, keep the air vents and all win-
dows open so that additional out-
side air comes into the vehicle.
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Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the emer-
gency tailgate safety release lever locat-
ed on the bottom of the tailgate. When
someone is inadvertently locked in the
luggage compartment, if the lever ispushed, the tailgate latch mechanism is
released and the tailgate is opened by
pushing rearward.
WARNING
For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency
tailgate safety release lever in
this vehicle and how to open the
tailgate if you are accidentally
locked in the luggage compart-ment.
No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment
of the vehicle at any time. The
luggage compartment is a very
dangerous location in the eventof a crash.
Use the release lever for emer- gencies only. Use extreme cau-
tion, especially while the vehicleis in motion.
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WARNING - Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in the
rear cargo area where no restraints
are available. To avoid injury in the
event of an accident or sudden
stops, occupants should always be
properly restrained.
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Power tailgate (if equipped)
(1) Power tailgate main control button
(2) Power ON/OFF button
(3) Power tailgate handle switch
(4) Power tailgate sub control buttonThe power tailgate can be opened and
closed automatically with the transmitter
(or smart key), the main control button on
the driver side crash pad, or the sub con-
trol button or handle switch on the tail-
gate. When the power ON/OFF button is
OFF (not depressed), the power tailgate
can be opened and closed manually by
pressing the tailgate handle switch from
outside vehicle and pulling the handle up.
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NOTICE
If the power tailgate is open approxi-
mately 6 hours, the ECU will enter Sleep
mode to conserve battery power and the
tailgate might not close automatically.
Close the tailgate manually and then
operate the tailgate with the power
operating system.
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✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, the power tail-
gate may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.Children or animals might operate
the power tailgate that could result
in injury to themselves or others, or
damage to the vehicle.
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In the glove box
On the tailgate
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On the tailgate
On the driver side crash pad
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NOTICE
 The power tailgate can be operated when the engine is not running.
However the power operation con-
sumes large amounts of vehicle elec-
tric power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not operate
it excessively e.g.: more than approxi-
mately 10 times repeatedly.
 To prevent the battery from being dis- charged, do not leave the power tail-
gate in the open position for a long
lime.
 Do not apply excessive force while operating the power tailgate. This
could cause damage to the power tail-
gate.
 Do not modify or repair any part of the power tailgate by yourself. This
must be done by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
 When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the power tailgate. This
could cause the power tailgate to oper-
ate improperly.
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Automatic stop and reversal
If, during power opening or closing, the
tailgate is blocked by an object or part of
the body, the power tailgate will detect
the resistance, then the chime will sound
3 times, and it will stop movement or
move to the full open position to allow theobject to be cleared.
However, if the resistance is weak such as from an object that is thin or soft, orthe tailgate is near the latched position,
the automatic stop and reversal may notdetect the resistance and the closing
operation will continue. Also, if the power
tailgate is forced by a strong impact, the
automatic stop and reversal may oper-
ate. If the automatic stop and reversal feature
operates continuously more than twice
during one opening or closing operation,
the power tailgate may stop at that posi-
tion. At this time, close the tailgate man-
ually and operate the tailgate automati-cally again.
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WARNING
Never intentionally place any object or part of your body in the
path of the power tailgate tomake sure the automatic stopoperates.
Make sure all faces, arms, hands, body parts and any other obstruc-
tions are safely out of the way
before operating the power tail-
gate.
Never place any object or part of your body in the path of the
power tailgate. This could result
in serious injury or cause dam-
age to the vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the tailgate before
operating the power tailgate.
Have rear passengers or cargo
get in or out of the vehicle only
after the tailgate is open fully andstopped.
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Also, the tailgate can be opened or
closed manually by pressing the tail-
gate handle switch and pulling the han-
dle up or pushing the tailgate down-
ward.
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NOTICE
Close the tailgate, and keep the power
ON/OFF button in the OFF (not
depressed) position before washing the
vehicle in an automatic car wash.
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Power tailgate operation
Push the power tailgate main control button on the driver side crash pad to
open or close the power tailgate.
However, the power tailgate will not
open with the main control button
when all doors and tailgate are locked
and closed and the key is removed
from the ignition switch (or the ignition
switch is turned to the LOCK position if
equipped with smart key system).
The power tailgate can be opened or closed by the transmitter (or smart key)
regardless of the door lock status.
When the power tailgate is operated with the main or sub control button or
transmitter (or smart key), the chime
sounds and hazard warning lights flash
3 times. When the power ON/OFF button is ON
(depressed), do as follows to open or
close the power tailgate:
- Pushing the sub control button on thebottom of the tailgate will close the
power tailgate automatically.
- Pressing the tailgate handle switch will open the power tailgate automat-
ically when the tailgate is unlocked.
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On the driver side crash pad
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On the tailgate
WARNING
Do not allow children to play with
the power tailgate. Keep the power
ON/OFF button in the OFF (notdepressed) position when not in
use. Serious injury or death can
result from unintentional power
operation by a child.
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When the power ON/OFF button isOFF (not depressed), the power tail- gate can not be controlled with the sub
control button or tailgate handle switch,
and if the sub control button is pushed,
the chime sounds once.
However, the tailgate may be opened
manually by pressing the tailgate han-
dle switch and lifting the tailgate
upward. The tailgate may be manually
closed by pushing the tailgate down-
ward.
If the power tailgate is not closed andlatched completely after power closing
operation, the chime sounds 3 times.
If the power tailgate is operated while the tailgate is in partially opened posi-
tion (less than 10 degrees), the tailgate
is automatically opened fully.
If the power tailgate is operated while the tailgate is in half-opened position
(more than 10 degrees), the tailgate is
automatically closed completely. If the power tailgate is operated again
while the tailgate is closing, the tailgate
is automatically opened fully.
If the power tailgate is operated again while the tailgate is opening, the tail-gate is automatically closed complete-
ly. However, if the power tailgate con-
trol button is pressed again when the
tailgate is open less than 10 degrees,
the tailgate will continue to open.
Power tailgate non-opening conditions
The power tailgate will not open auto-
matically, but will close under the follow-
ing conditions. If the main or sub control
button is pushed for power opening oper-
ation, the chime sounds once.
When the ignition switch is in the ON position,
1. Vehicle is moving above 5 km/h (3 mph).
2. The gearshift lever is not in P (Park).
WARNING
Even though the power ON/OFF
button is in the OFF (not
depressed) position, the tailgate
will still be propelled upward by
mechanical force if the tailgate is
manually opened more than 10
degrees beyond the fully closed
position. In addition, if the tailgate
is manually closed to the second-
ary latch position, the tailgate will
be electrically moved to the fully
latched position. Make sure that
face, arms, hands, and other
obstructions are safely out of the
way before operating the tailgate.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people or
objects around the tailgate before
operating the power tailgate. Wait
until the tailgate is open fully and
stopped before loading or unload-
ing cargo or passengers from the
vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure the tailgate is closed
firmly before driving. If the tailgate
is open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury or
death to vehicle occupants.
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